Crossword Puzzles

I’ve been doing the daily New York Times crossword for as long as I can remember. So I decided to start making my own. I submit every one of them to The Times and, sure, they've all been rejected — but rejected by Will Shortz himself. From his personal(!!!) AOL(???) email address.

 01 LA Times (Published) ⟶ PUBLISHED Daily Crossword 2023 
 02 USA Today (Published) ⟶ PUBLISHED “Tale Ends” 2021 
 03 Wall Street Journal (Published) ⟶ PUBLISHED “Reverse Engineering” 2021 
 04 New York Times ⟶ “Divide & Conquer” 2021 
 05 New York Times ⟶ “Let It Breathe” 2021 
 06 New York Times ⟶ “Nailed It” 2021 
 07 New York Times ⟶ “Stir It Up” 2021